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Making Agreements: Strategies for Drafting and Keeping Commitments

An agreement is communication that establishes expectations between two or more parties. Most agreements share foundational principles...

Tough Love: The Key to Success in Leadership and Parenting

As leaders we want individuals on our teams to succeed and as parents we want our children to succeed. When Adam Grant, an organizational...

What Quality Should You Develop?

“What quality should we continue to develop as we transition from college to our careers?” This question was posed to me a couple years...

Work That Is Real

I’ve come across Marge Piercy’s poem “To Be of Use” in a few different places over the years and each time I read it, I appreciate it in...

Ask Better Questions

In the last few years more students than ever have asked me some version of the following question: “How do I ask good questions?” They...

3 Ways That Being a Good Parent is Like Being a Hostage Negotiator

What do parents and hostage negotiators have in common? It turns out they both use many of the same communication strategies. That was my...

Developing Good Habits in Others

Leaders motivate the actions of others. Parenting isn’t much different. In both roles we want to give those looking to us for guidance...

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